Monthly Archives: August 2011

Also known common as the Golden Bouquet Tree or Yellow Pagoda Flower Tree and curiously as the Wallaby Wireless Tree. This tree has been called the Wallaby Wireless Tree because wallabies are allegedly fond of the fallen flowers and the … Continue reading →

Male flowers Very tall sedge (sometimes over 2m including the fruiting parts) of wet forest and rainforest edges or gaps. Another related species Gahnia aspera has more compact flowers and fruits. The seeds of this species are supposedly mimetic, meaning … Continue reading →

Ostensibly one of, if not the largest sedge in the world. Even if not by it’s height, Scirpodendron could easily claim to be among the most robust and ‘beefed up’ of sedges – a true ‘bodybuilder’ of the ‘sedgeacious’ lineage. … Continue reading →

This Sapindaceae tree with pinnate leaves with long leaflet stalks gives this species a rather distinctive look once known. The leaflets are also hairy. More on this when I get more photos and find out more.

This attractive shrub is very widespread throughout tropical Africa and southeast Asia and also here in Far North Queensland. It is frequently encountered among the coastal strandline vegetation. The pale hairy trifoliate leaves combined with the coastal habit should sufficiently … Continue reading →

A glorious vine when in full flower, this peaflower can be readily recognized even when not in flower by the retuse leaflet apex. It would certainly be worth trying to cultivate this wonderful native as an ornamental for trellises or … Continue reading →

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Finding the kernel of truth Ever wondered where the expression “a kernel of truth” comes from? It is fascinating to me that “truth” is associated with plant kernels. Why this association? Is “truth” hard? Or is “truth” hard to find? Perhaps then, another question could be “What is a kernel”? Colloquially, the term “kernel” is used to refer to any kind of har […]

Transformed trees! Drought changes the plumbing system of rainforest treesTrees in tropical rainforests play an important role in the water balance of the planet. Every tree is like a fountain, drawing water up from the soil and putting it out into the atnosphere. Just one large mature tree may transpire well over 100,000 litres of water a year. Imagine how […]

The Knights among giant treesEucalyptus viminalis (White Knight) It has been some time since I last visited Tasmania, but the memory of meeting giants (trees) there remain fresh in my memory. To put it more accurately, emblazoned into my psyche. Among the giants one could meet in Tasmania, the White Knights would certainly be among the most unforgettable, pa […]